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Mahesh Muralidhar Pai will become South Indian Bank’s new MD and CEO. The Reserve Bank of India approved his appointment, effective October 1. He brings three decades of banking experience across various key verticals. Pai previously led digital banking and innovation initiatives at Canara Bank. His appointment follows the conclusion of PR Seshadri’s current term.
Indian banks are experiencing a slowdown in special foreign currency deposit collection. Rising overseas borrowing costs are impacting banks’ leverage offerings to clients. High-net-worth individuals seek double-digit dollar returns, assessing tax implications. Banks are recalibrating deposit mobilization strategies after recent guideline releases. Investor expectations for higher spreads are increasing due to Indian supply.
Credit cards now hold 38% of unsecured credit, down from 56% in 2016. Small personal loans under fifty thousand rupees have gained significant market share. Card balances remain stable at fifteen to sixteen percent of total consumption credit. Delinquency data shows risk spilling across various credit products. Occasional card users exhibit low delinquency rates across…
Axis Bank has seen three senior executives resign from their positions. These departures add to a significant reshuffling occurring within private sector lenders. Anil Agarwal and Vikas Shinde, long-serving executives, have left the bank. Jimmy Tavadia, group head of trading, also resigned from his role. These changes coincide with the lender reorganizing key corporate banking…
Private banks are expected to show stronger profit growth than public sector banks this quarter. Analysts predict private lenders’ profits will climb ten percent year-on-year. Balance sheet growth also favors private banks, with higher deposit expansion. However, public sector banks led in loan book expansion during the June quarter. Investor focus will remain on individual…
India added over 2.5 million demat accounts in June, the highest since February. This growth occurred as key market indices Nifty 50 and Sensex advanced significantly. Improved market sentiment followed the easing of geopolitical concerns and potential IPO announcements. Broader market participation and digital onboarding are attracting new retail investors. Future demat account growth will…
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The U.S. SEC cleared a key legal hurdle for UBS by allowing potential debt-to-equity conversions under its crisis-resolution plan without enforcement action. The move supports “bail-in” mechanisms directed by Swiss regulators and addresses cross-border issues exposed during the Credit Suisse rescue, strengthening UBS’s contingency framework.
U.S. stocks closed lower after Donald Trump declared the Iran deal “over,” raising fears of further conflict and pushing oil prices higher. The Dow dropped sharply while the S&P 500 slipped. Chip stocks gained on Apple’s Broadcom deal, but inflation concerns and IMF growth cuts weighed on sentiment.
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